Be Cool Baby Bash

I am so excited to share the images from my baby shower! This event was a joy to plan…scheming and crafting with the little babe in mind was so thrilling. I wanted to host a party that not only celebrated Baby Baca, but also honored the women in my life that have been so extremely supportive and loving, especially throughout the pregnancy.

But first, a little back story to the design inspiration for the baby shower. We decided to keep Baby Baca’s name a surprise and as a joke we referred to him as “Lou Diamond”. Naturally when it came time to choose a motif, I thought, “diamonds” as a homage to his fun nickname! I also love the phrase, “Be Cool Baby”….an obscure Pulp Fiction reference and decided to run with that too!

I incorporated the geometric motif throughout the entire event with diamond honeycomb paper products, 3-D geometric paper diamonds, confetti and kept it modern and fresh with a punchy palette of teal, aqua, coral and gold.

I chose the Teresa Neptune Gallery, a local photography gallery in Santa Fe as the venue. It was perfect for a brisk February day; cozy and intimate while providing the historical artsy Canyon Road charm at the same time.

Wood blocks and paint pens were provided for guests to creatively contribute to a set of building blocks that would grace Baby Baca’s nursery. It is so nice to have a reminder of all the lovely ladies in my life when I look at each block!

Guests were entertained with metallic (!) temporary tattoos from Flash Tats and I even sported a special diamond tat from Tattly to honor my little man.

I love that Beaucoup allows you to upload custom calligraphy to print on cocktail napkins…cause every event has gotta have a hashtag!

We served coral-colored cocktails, named “Lou Diamond’s Party Punch” made of Prosecco, Lillet, grapefruit and blood orange with a touch of rosemary simple syrup. Oh my goodness, even though I was drinking the virgin version, they were so freaking delicious!! I am so excited to bust these out during our summer time alfresco soirees; they are perfect!

I worked with Walter Burke Catering and they did a beautiful job! Guests dined on a yummy brunch of assorted quiches, obligingly cut into diamond shapes. I asked for an ombre salad of winter citrus. Isn’t it beautiful?!? It’s made of grapefruit, blood orange and navel oranges. The best part was the most delicious kale/frisee salad with roasted butternut squash, spiced pecans and bacon! Oh it was to die for!

For dessert we enjoyed a beautiful cake by Maggie Faralla of Maggie’s Cakes. I had so much fun dreaming up the design with her…and the tasting, oh, I was in pregnant lady heaven! The “Be Cool Baby” sugar-paste letters were custom created by Sarah of Signe Sugar. Her work is SOOO beautiful, I even kept the letters and display them in a diorama-style frame in the baby’s nursery!